›
This forum is in permanent archive mode. Our new active community can be found here.

Need a game for the office

AprecheApreche
edited September 2011 in Video Games
I'm trying to find a good video game to play in the office with the co-workers. It has to be a skill game, but a low barrier to entry for those who aren't awesome yet. It should also be a game everyone can get into, like Tetris or Spot-It, accessible to all. It needs to work on Mac and PC, be free, have LAN multiplayer, and most importantly it can't take too long to play. We are supposed to be working. This is just for occasional short breaks. It should also have a lot of replay value so that people will be excited to go and play it once a week.
«1

Comments

  • RymRym
    Ricochet.
  • Nine BoomerNine Boomer
    Civilization V.
  • Josh BytesJosh Bytes
    How about Counter-Strike 2D? CS-2D
  • gomidoggomidog
    TF2~!
  • InvaderRENInvaderREN
    One of those "snake/tron" type games where you can have a bajillion players all playing at once. Can't remember the name of the one we used to play, but it used left/right + fire. Obviously you are trying to make people crash into a wall or your tail but pressing fire made a one shot block appear a little bit ahead of your snake as an added bit of fun.

    I played a ton of these types on games on the amiga, everything from basic multi snake right up to versions that had multiple weapons/teleports/upgrades.

    They were fantastic party games.

    Otherwise... Bomberman.
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Jungle Speed!!!!
  • AprecheApreche
    Ricochet.
    Too much skills.
    Civilization V.
    Takes too long.
    How about Counter-Strike 2D? CS-2D
    Yeah, no.
    TF2~!
    Actually not the worst choice for this situation, but we don't have enough people.
  • AprecheApreche
    edited September 2011
    Otherwise... Bomberman.
    Does anyone know a good free PC/Mac LAN bomberman?
    Jungle Speed!!!!
    Not a video game. Also, we have too many people. We have one new guy coming in a few weeks. Then we will have 6/7 players depending on the day of the week.

    I wouldn't be asking if this was easy.
    Post edited by Apreche on
  • RochelleRochelle
    I will speak for Jason and say G+: City of Wonder.

    /trollface
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    Also, we have too many people. We have one new guy coming in a few weeks. Then we will have 6/7 players.
    Jungle speed is 2-15 people with the expansion.
  • AprecheApreche
    Also, we have too many people. We have one new guy coming in a few weeks. Then we will have 6/7 players.
    Jungle speed is 2-15 people with the expansion.
    15??? Where are you reading this?
    will speak for Jason and say G+: City of Wonder.

    /trollface
    Isn't that some bullshit Facebook game that's not really a game?
  • InvaderRENInvaderREN
    Atomic Bomberman? That was the one we all played. 10 players!!!
  • AprecheApreche
    Atomic Bomberman? That was the one we all played. 10 players!!!
    I have that on CD-ROM for Windows 95. Won't play on Mac.
  • InvaderRENInvaderREN
    You said mac or PC!! :/
  • RochelleRochelle
    Isn't that some bullshit Facebook game that's not really a game?
    Yes.
  • Josh BytesJosh Bytes
    Found another one ever heard of Kernel Panic Installer? Kernel Panic Installer
  • AprecheApreche
    You said mac or PC!! :/
    So I did. It has to be both since we have a mix.
  • AndrewAndrew
    Minecraft?
  • RochelleRochelle
    Puzzle Pirates.
  • JasonJason
    Isn't that some bullshit Facebook game that's not really a game?
    Yes.
    It isn't a game. It isn't even good. It's just a convenient set of goals that keep you clicking a mouse every 15-30 minutes while watching TV or movies. It's a diversion to keep a serial multi-tasker from pacing.
  • InvaderRENInvaderREN
    edited September 2011
    You said mac or PC!! :/
    So I did. It has to be both since we have a mix.
    Um, so your pretty much limited to browser games?

    Edit: Yeah, just play Spot It. Double Bomb. So awesome.

    Quake live?
    Post edited by InvaderREN on
  • TheWhaleSharkTheWhaleShark
    edited September 2011
    15??? Where are you reading this?
    It varies depending on the language in which it was released, but if you want to be really super technical, the original French version said it was 2 to 80.

    Don't believe me? Check it out yourself.
    Post edited by TheWhaleShark on
  • Victor FrostVictor Frost
    Mechwarrior 3

    Yeah, never mind. Just my love of mechs talking.

    How about a Garys mod server?
  • George PatchesGeorge Patches
    It varies depending on the language in which it was released, but if you want to be really super technical, the original French version said it was 2 to 80.

    Don't believe me? Check it out yourself.
    Yeah Scott, it's on the box.
  • GundampilotspazGundampilotspaz
    I was never a big fan of it but: Battle for Wesnoth is a nice turned based game that can be played passively.
  • DevilUknowDevilUknow
    Company of Heroes

    Solium Infernum

    Frozen Synapse

    DEFCON
  • AndrewAndrew
    Solium Infernum
    I desperately want to play this with a group.
  • NeitoNeito
    It varies depending on the language in which it was released, but if you want to be really super technical, the original French version said it was 2 to 80.

    Don't believe me? Check it out yourself.
    Yeah Scott, it's on the box.
    See, I told them this at Anime Boston. They were adamant that I was reading the ages the game is good for.
  • RymRym
    Scott was adamant that I was reading the ages the game is good for.
  • BronzdragonBronzdragon
    • Call of duty.
    • CounterStrike against bots (pretty fun if you can get a lot of bots in there).
    • Left for Dead
Sign In or Register to comment.